# Children’s Hearings (Transmission of Information etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 1996, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations re-enact with amendments rules 11, 12 and 13 of the Reporter’s Duties and Transmission of Information etc. (Scotland) Rules 1971 (S.I. 1971/525). These Regulations are made inter alia under section 74 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995, which replaces section 45 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (1968 c. 49). That section provides for regulations in respect of children subject to supervision requirements made by children’s hearings which are governed by the Children (Scotland) Act 1995.
Regulation 3 provides for local authorities to pass on reports or other relevant information to persons responsible for a child under a supervision order.
Regulation 4 obliges local authorities in specified circumstances to arrange temporary accommodation when they cannot find an immediate place at an establishment detailed in a supervision order, failing which to refer the matter back to the Principal Reporter to deal with.
Regulation 5 obliges local authorities to arrange conveyance for a child to an establishment specified in a supervision order or under section 82 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 to a place of safety.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/3260/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/childrens-hearings-transmission-of-information-etc-scotland-regulations-1996/note
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